The Westchester Table Tennis Center is a 13,000-square-foot facility that opened in Pleasantville in May 2011. Owned by Pleasantville resident and New York Times crossword puzzle Editor Will Shortz, the center has 18 "Double Happiness" table tennis tables, high ceilings, lounge and locker rooms/showers for men and women. Located three-and-a-half blocks from the Pleasantville Metro-North Train Station, the club aims to be the premier table tennis facility in Westchester. There are more than 100 free parking spaces on premise for patrons. The center offers group training, one-on-one lessons, youth playing times and accommodates all levels of skill. It offers both one-year memberships and day rates.
Your Advantage II is one of the store's two locations in the Chicago area. Your Advantage carries professional-grade tennis equipment including shoes, racquets and more. Its real specialty, however, is stringing racquets. Your Advantage is the official racquet-stringer for the UIC Women's and Northwestern Men's and Women's Tennis programs, and was also the number one seller of Babolat racquets in the nation in 2008 and 2009.
In business for more than 30 years, the family-owned store sells a huge selection of sporting gear and equipment. Located in Manhattan Village shopping mall, Super Sports carries all of the top name brands in sporting goods: QuikSilver, Reef, UGG, DC, North Face, O'Neil, Nike, Adidas, Vans, Wilson, Head and Prince. Super Spots is also a drop-off point for unused tennis gear and clothing to support the Arthur Ashe Tennis Foundation, which sponsors tennis programs for disadvantaged youth.
Westwood Sporting Good is the premier purveyor of tennis rackets and tennis gear in Westwood. In the sporting goods business for over 76 years, this family-owned and operated venture has everything tennis. It sells Prince, Head, Volley-Track and is one of the few Bobolat authorized dealers in the area. If you are buying a racket from here, take advantage of the demo extender in which you can fully test out the racket in the shop before you purchase, much as you might test drive a car. The shop also has some of the most experienced racket repair technicians around.